Clinical trial · Observational
Veterans as Leaders in Understanding and Education (VALUE)
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The primary objectives for this study are to develop an estimate of the prevalence of health literacy at four geographically diverse Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Minneapolis, Portland, Durham, and West Los Angeles), and for specific groups based on age, race, education, and geographic location. The investigators' secondary objectives are to illustrate the potential significance of poor health literacy by linking estimates for those over 50 years old to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening data and examining variation in screening rates by health literacy levels. The investigators expect that people with lower health literacy skills will be less adherent to CRC screening guidelines.
Conditions
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Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
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Design
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[]Eligibility
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Inclusion Criteria: All veterans eligible for care at any of the study facilities (Minneapolis, LA, Durham, and Portland VA Medical Centers) who were scheduled to have at least one primary care visit during the 6-month study recruitment period. Exclusion Criteria: Patients were excluded who had: 1) Severe cognitive disorders, 2) Severe visual impairment, 3) Severe hearing impairment, 4) Significant difficulty understanding English
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTChew LD, Griffin JM, Partin MR, Noorbaloochi S, Grill JP, Snyder A, Bradley KA, Nugent SM, Baines AD, Vanryn M. Validation of screening questions for limited health literacy in a large VA outpatient population. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):561-6. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0520-5. Epub 2008 Mar 12. PMID 18335281
- RESULTGriffin JM, Partin MR, Noorbaloochi S, Grill JP, Saha S, Snyder A, Nugent S, Baines Simon A, Gralnek I, Provenzale D, van Ryn M. Variation in estimates of limited health literacy by assessment instruments and non-response bias. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jul;25(7):675-81. doi: 10.1007/s11606-010-1304-2. Epub 2010 Mar 12. PMID 20224964
- RESULTGriffin JM, Simon AB, Hulbert E, Stevenson J, Grill JP, Noorbaloochi S, Partin MR. A comparison of small monetary incentives to convert survey non-respondents: a randomized control trial. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2011 May 26;11:81. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-81. PMID 21615955